Blanton had five catches for 57 yards in the NFC Championship The Los Angeles Rams have wasted no time in getting down to 80 players, waiving five players on Saturday, including two running backs, a wide receiver, a defensive back, and the surprise release of tight end Kendall Blanton.
Seeing a hole at running back due to the injuries suffered by Cam Akers and Raymond Calais, the Rams made a pretty significant move to acquire Sony Michel from the Patriots for two conditional draft picks.
The Los Angeles Rams collected a few playbooks and made some cuts to dwindle the roster down to 80 ahead of Tuesday's deadline. The team said goodbye to running back Raymond Calais, defensive back Paris Ford and quarterback Devlin "Duck" Hodges.
The Los Angeles Rams have waived three players ahead of the NFL's roster cut deadline. Per the team transaction page, the Rams have waived running back Raymond Calais, defensive back Paris Ford and quarterback Devlin Hodges.
If the Rams were counting on Raymond Calais to be their kick returner, they’ll have to turn to Plan B. Calais suffered a foot injury on Saturday night against the Raiders that Sean McVay quickly knew was serious, saying after the game that he would likely need surgery.
LA gets thinner at the running back position after another injury The Los Angeles Rams did not make it out of their second preseason game completely healthy as running back and return man Raymond Calais suffered a mid-foot fracture that may take anywhere from four to six weeks to recover.
The Rams have lost another running back to injury. Raymond Calais, a third-stringer at the tailback position in L.A., suffered a foot injury against the Raiders on Saturday night.
The Los Angeles Rams left the second preseason matchup against the Las Vegas Raiders with two players suffering injuries: running back/kick returner Raymond Calais and offensive tackle Tremayne Anchrum.
The Rams’ search for a return specialist and fourth-string running back just got more complicated. Raymond Calais was expected to compete for both roles, but that’s being put on pause.
One of the main takeaways from the Rams preseason opener was how fast the team’s punt returners looked on the field. Rookie Tutu Atwell and second-year player Raymond Calais both received cracks at being the deep man and they delivered.
The Rams are searching for a new punt returner this season after releasing Nsimba Webster before training camp, and they have a few good options. Tutu Atwell is one candidate, and he broke off a nice 20-yard return that was called back by a penalty in the first half against the Chargers on Saturday night.
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